Paz y Derechos Humanos

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Seminar and EU-Mexico Dialogue on Human Rights in Brussels

On 12 and 13 December 2024, the EU-Mexico High-Level Dialogue and Seminar on Human Rights took place in Brussels. As part of this line of work and coordination for advocacy with strategic allies, such as the Espacio OSC, the Secretariat of the EU-LAT Network and its members participated both in t...

Publicado el 12 de diciembre de 2024 14:51

Case study: Mining in Peru, the case of Espinar.

On February 23, 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). EU-LAT Network welcomed the long-awaited text as another step in the direction of promoting and guaranteeing respect for human rights in Latin America by the Europe...

Publicado el 27 de noviembre de 2023 14:44

Open Letter to the European Parliament: Human Rights in Peru

Ahead of the plenary session in the European Parliament about Peru the 18th of April 2023, the EU-LAT Network and PEP are publishing an Open Letter to the European Parliament on the current human rights situation in Peru, in the context of the civilian protests since December 2022.  We continue t...

Publicado el 17 de abril de 2023 10:34

Due Diligence: EU-LAT Network joins two open letters calling for effective corporate sustainability law

In February of 2022, the European Commission proposed a groundbreaking Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD), laying the foundation for a legislative approach for European companies to protect human rights and the environment on a global scale. If robust, the Directive has t...

Publicado el 30 de noviembre de 2022 10:05

Joint Letter on the EU-CELAC Summit and the Role of Civil Society

The EU-LAC Working Group, of which the EU-LAT Network is a member, published a Joint Letter on the EU-CELAC Summit and the Role of Civil Society, addressed to HR/VP Josep Borell and Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. The EU-LAC Group, a platform of European networks and...

Publicado el 23 de febrero de 2023 16:22

Documentary ‘The Illusion of Abundance’

In a time when environmental justice is more important than ever, the EU-LAT Network, together with 20 other international organisations, has participated in the documentary The Illusion of Abundance, co-directed by Erika González Ramírez and Matthieu Lietaert. This documentary introduces us to B...

Publicado el 11 de octubre de 2022 12:19

Why is Due Diligence crucial for Latin America and the Caribbean ?

On the 23rd of February 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a new European legislation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. The proposal aims to establish accountability and transparency mechanisms that ensure sustainable and responsible business conduct along supply ch...

Publicado el 2 de noviembre de 2022 13:08

EU-Mexico Seminar and High-Level Dialogue

On the 1st and 4th of July 2022, the EU-Mexico Seminar and High Level Dialogue took place in Brussels, within the framework of the Global Agreement between both parties. It is in this line of work and articulation for advocacy with strategic allies, such as the CSO Space, that the EU-LAT Network ...

Publicado el 5 de julio de 2022 12:28

82 civil society organizations request that the future directive on due diligence have a gender focus

Last November, more than 60 civil society organizations signed an Open Letter addressed to the European Commission asking that the future draft on due diligence have a gender focus. However, the proposal that was forwarded to Parliament and the Council lacks specific tools in this regard. The Eur...

Publicado el 31 de marzo de 2022 10:59

Defending the environment from corporate abuse: The case of Espinar in Perú

On the 14th of June 2022, the EU-LAT Network organised an event in the European Parliament in the framework of the Advocacy Tour on Espinar in Peru, which was led by the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group and the Renew group. Together with other civil society organisations and networks such as ...

Publicado el 16 de junio de 2022 12:47